Augusta Jane Evans Early years What were her early years like? She was born Augusta Jane Evans on May 8, 1835, in Columbus, Georgia, Did she stay in Columbus for her entire childhood? scarcely ten when they moved to San Antonio, Texas, in 1845. Was she poor growing up? Her father suffered bankruptcy and lost the family's Sherwood Hall property in the 1840s. Did things ever improve for her family? I don't know.
Did she have any brothers or sisters?
Did Augusta Jane Evans have any brothers or sisters?
She was born Augusta Jane Evans on May 8, 1835, in Columbus, Georgia, the eldest child of the family. The area of her birth was then known as Wynnton (now MidTown). Her mother was Sarah S. Howard and her father was Matthew R. Evans. She was a descendant on her mother's side from the Howards, one of the most cultured families of Georgia. As a young girl in 19th-century America, she received little in the way of a formal education. However, she became a voracious reader at an early age.  Her father suffered bankruptcy and lost the family's Sherwood Hall property in the 1840s. He moved his family of ten from Georgia for Alabama, and scarcely ten when they moved to San Antonio, Texas, in 1845. When the Mexican-American War had ended, and everything was in a disorganized condition, consequently there were no schools of any prominence. Had her mother not been cultivated and literary, Evans could never have obtained the education which fitted her for the work she later accomplished. During the Mexican war, San Antonio was the rendezvous for the United States troops sent to assist General Zachary Taylor, and the brilliant uniforms of the soldiery, the martial music, and the exciting events that accompany war, combined with the picturesque, enchanting scenery around San Antonio, furnished an excellent theme for Evans' first novel. In 1850, at the age of fifteen, she wrote Inez: A Tale of the Alamo, a sentimental, moralistic, anti-Catholic love story. It told the story of one orphan's spiritual journey from religious skepticism to devout faith. She presented the manuscript to her father as a Christmas gift in 1854. It was published anonymously in 1855.  However, life in a frontier border town like San Antonio proved dangerous, especially with the Mexican-American War. By 1849, Evans' parents moved the family to Mobile, Alabama. She wrote her next novel, Beulah, at age 18; it was published in 1859. Beulah began the theme of female education in her novels. It sold well, selling over 22,000 copies during its first year of publication, a staggering accomplishment. It established her as Alabama's first professional author. Her family used the proceeds from her literary success to purchase Georgia Cottage on Springhill Avenue. CANNOTANSWER
family of ten
Brothers and Sisters, Are You Ready? is the fifth album by Big Sugar, It was released concurrently with a separate album containing French versions of the same songs, Brothers and Sisters, Êtes Vous Ready?. The album was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2002 Juno Awards. Brothers and Sisters, Are You Ready? was certified Gold (50,000 units) by the CRIA in August 2003.

Track listing 
 "Red Rover" – 4:57
 "Nashville Grass" – 3:49
 "She Left Ashes" – 4:04
 "Nicotina (She's All That)" – 4:02
 "So Not Over" – 3:33
 "Butterball" – 4:06
 "Bump on the Head" – 4:12
 "Lost and Found" – 3:55
 "Bad Old Days" – 3:36
 "We Could Live" – 4:10
 "Pretty Bird" – 3:12
 "All Hell for a Basement" – 4:00
 "O Canada" – 2:17

Brothers and Sisters, Êtes Vous Ready? 

Brothers and Sisters, Êtes Vous Ready?, released in 2001, contains French versions of songs from Brothers and Sisters, Are You Ready?, along with four songs found only on the French release: "La Bombe", "Busté", "Harmonie" and "À nu (Pom Pom)".

Track listing
 "Le Vainqueur"
 "Nashville Grass (For Woody)"
 "Elle est passée"
 "Tina Gasolina (Elle est tout çà)" 
 "(Loin d'être) Over"
 "La Bombe"
 "Bump on the Head"
 "Lost and Found"
 "Busté"
 "Harmonie"
 "L'Oiseau reggae"
 "À nu (Pom Pom)"
 "O Canada"

The album was also released in an international version which did not include the band's rendition of "O Canada".

References 

2001 albums
Big Sugar albums
French-language albums The Jewish Big Sisters was a communal organization offering support to Jewish children arraigned in the Children's Courts of New York City. Established in 1912, it was an outgrowth of the Big Brothers Big Sisters movement (established in 1902) which sought to provide mentorship to boys (and eventually girls) who had gone through the Children's Courts. As more Jewish boys and girls found their way into the court system, support materialized for the formation of organizations first for boys and then for girls with the aim of preventing delinquency.

The Jewish Big Sisters was founded by Mrs. Sidney C. Borg, who as a volunteer in Children's Court lamented the lack of qualified staff to deal with growing numbers of girls she found in court. She established the organization with the recruitment of six volunteers to help deal with individuals cases. The work of the Jewish Big Sisters involved visits to the home of the individual "little sister" in cooperation with the central office in order to work on specific cases. A professional would make preliminary visits and at the appropriate time, a big sister would be assigned to the individual. Frequent reports on progress were required. By 1917, the organization had a staff of 250.

Borg also lobbied for legislation to aid children. At a 40th anniversary celebration in 1952, she promoted concern about the designation of "delinquent," pointing out that the term implied conviction of a felony although the individuals may not have been convicted of any crime. She also noted that, when she first started, children were classified as either "good" or "bad" but that now they were called "sick."

See also 
Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City
Big Brothers Big Sisters (disambiguation)

References 

Mentorships
Organizations established in 1912
Youth empowerment organizations
Jewish organizations
1912 establishments in New York City Brothers and Sisters may refer to:
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Books
 Brothers and Sisters, a 1994 novel by Bebe Moore Campbell
 Brothers and Sisters, a novel by Ivy Compton-Burnett

Film and television
 Brothers and Sisters (1979 TV series), an American sitcom
 Brothers and Sisters (1980 film), a 1980 British film
 Brothers and Sisters (1992 film), a 1992 Italian film
 Brothers and Sisters (1998 TV series), a British television series starring Sandra Bee, John Adewole, and Mark Arden
 Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series), an American television series
 "Brothers & Sisters" (Family Guy), episode of Family Guy
 "Brothers and Sisters" (The Green Green Grass), episode of The Green Green Grass
 "Brothers & Sisters" (Arrow), an episode of Arrow

Music
 Brothers and Sisters (album), by The Allman Brothers Band
 Brothers & Sisters (album), a 2014 album by Soil & "Pimp" Sessions
 Brother, Sister, an album by mewithoutYou
 Brother Sister, an album by the Brand New Heavies

Songs
 "Brothers and Sisters", a song by Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers / Ziggy Marley Joy and Blues (1993)
 "Brothers and Sisters", a song by 2 Funky 2 (1993)
 "Brothers & Sisters" (song), a 1999 single by Coldplay	
 "Brothers and Sisters", a song by Blur from Think Tank (2003)
 "Brothers and Sisters", a song by Twin Atlantic from Great Divide (2004)
 "Brothers and Sisters", a song by Joe Kum Yung Memorial Band & Dallas Tamaira from the single Happy Cones (2004)

See also
 Sibling, an individual who has one or both parents in common
 Birth order
 Brother and Sister (disambiguation)
 Sisters and Brothers (disambiguation)
 Sisters & Brothers, a 2011 Canadian film
 The Sisters Brothers (novel) 2011 Western novel
 The Sisters Brothers (film), 2018 Western film